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I've run into a behaviour I can't quite figure out. On my DNS server, I have added 1 Forward Lookup Zone with 1 A record. This A record allows clients on the network able to access a webserver on the WAN by using the FQDN. Sometimes the clients are unable to resolve the webserver address but area always able to resolve the FQDN of the DHCP/DNS server. An Ipconfig /release /renew always fixes the problem on the client. The problem appears after first boot (or reboot) about 90% of the time. Since the regular DNS is working, but the extra lookup zone doesn't always work, I am guessing it is a configuration problem on the server... rather than a problem with the client. What could it be? The server runs AD, DHCP and DNS.

Well there is a problem here. There is a setting in the registry (you can search for that string to find it) but it is also kept someplace else too. And to make matters worse, Windows may end up changing that value back on a reboot or update. An OS can totally be changed, but it requires some tricks and hex editing. You can find this info in the Customizing Windows section. As an example, I totally reskinned Server 2003 to look like XP Embedded, including what you are looking to do, and more like replacing the default OS screensaver. Here is an example:

GimageX for legacy purposes only. That project hasn't been updated in awhile, and the problem is that it cannot deploy a Windows 8 or Server 2012 image. Its one reason why releasing a new GimageX HTA for WinPE4 is currently on hold... Maybe someone will make a gDISM or something?

To add more into the "what is Microsoft thinking" category... As we all know, a little over a month and a half, the new Windows 8 is coming out... which also marks the official release of Internet Explorer 10. So I am watching the football (hand-egg to you guys everywhere else in the world) last night, and see this (apparently old) IE 9 commercial: So new OS coming out in 2 months? Lets run commercial with old OS. So new browser coming out in 2 months? Lets run commercial with old browser. Plus lets not forget that this commercial is using their OLD logo. You'd figure this commercial should have come out say, a month after IE9 was released... And where are the lead-up commercials for Windows 8 or IE10? Shouldn't there be some by now? Get them out ahead of time so that the consumers are waiting for it to come out?

I'm not sure I've ever applied a profile (on purpose) to a Make_PE3. You are using Windows 7 PE, and WAIK for Windows 7 correct?

Technet is probably a place to go, such as DHCP: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb643151.aspx And maybe the MS blogs could have some tutorials. Maybe if you are able to, you could set up a test network (a PC or two and a switch) to try these things out. That's how I started at it.

VLK media is typically only available in the Enterprise Channel... I'm not sure if you will get help about this. Either way, most times you need to attach your lastsession.ini to get help with nLite.

There are multiple PE builders here. Which one specifically?

Threads merged... might be a little messy. As far as the file being replaced, its likely that there is more than one of this program on the CD. I don't know enough about XP CD construction to say for sure... probably in a cab somewhere.

User JFX made a tool where you can download pieces of the WAIK without downloading the entire thing: Regarding the link removal, we do not police the internet, only MSFN. Fortunately, TheWiz did not directly link to the file from here. In addition to WAIK files, also a non-official resource for hotfixes. I realise these things exist, but we'd prefer people use other methods of finding them rather than MSFN.

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Are you installing from the CD? I am aware that this game is in the abandonware category, however it seems that the one available online is the original (DOS) version and many people cannot get it to run in Windows 98. You can try running it in DOSBox on your XP install.

It would be nicer if you could write some guides that do not include directing users to download warez. EDIT: this is a duplicate topic. See original.

You don't need to use both the ProductKey in UserData and the InstallFrom. Use one or the other.

Welcome to the MSFN!

That is horrible! But I bet that monkey (or is it ape, I call them all monkey?) can do better than me! BTW, I was using Windows 8 quite a bit this week. Rather than figure out "how to get there" I just used the Run commands... Control, devmgmt.msc, etc.

Nile - Unas, slayer of gods

Glad you find us useful!

Do you have any server-side browser detection scripts?

Submix8c, not sure why all the drama... Anyways, it is obvious to me (in light of this research) that Windows XP is a virus! Oh, and while I also use MSSE, I don't rely on it protecting anything. Last I checked version 1 of MSSE, it didn't even detect the EICAR file!